ENGLISH II

CREATE YOUR OWN

What to review in between

now and the Exam ENGLISH II
Identifying
Theme
& Central What is the
message, lesson,

(Main) Idea or idea the author

is trying to
express in the
work?
What is the main
purpose and
subject in the
text?
VIDEO RECAP

Define Theme:

VIDEO RECAP
VIDEO RECAP

Define Central Idea:

VIDEO RECAP
Characterization

How do we
identify
characters
and their
traits?
VIDEO RECAP

Define Characterization:

VIDEO RECAP
VIDEO RECAP

Define Direct Characterization:

Define Indirect Characterization:

VIDEO RECAP
 STEAL
STEAL
 Define what each step stands for
STEAL

STEAL

L
What to note
as you go
through a
passage What should I
try to answer
for myself
BEFORE
looking at the
questions
SCRATCH PAPER

Answer these things BEFORE you look at the questions

Define the terms below

SPEAKER/
NARRATOR
POINT OF VIEW

PURPOSE

AUDIENCE

RHETORICAL/
LITERARY
DEVICES

SCRATCH PAPER

THEMES
Reading a

Review the Title: What

Passage

do you think the

passage may focus on
based on the title?

Read the information No information blurb?

blurb that comes at the That’s okay too - dive
very beginning of the into the reading
passage. This should
help you figure out
context. When is the
author writing, for
instance? Is she an
author of fiction, a
scientist, or a historian?

Take Notes AS YOU GO

Re-read if you didn’t get it
!You have time!

Reading a
Passage
Literary Devices
Start by picking
a Quizlet! Pick the one
you like the

LINK best and add

the link here:
Literary Device

VIEW LINK HERE

Choose at least 5 terms you are
uncomfortable or unfamiliar with
List the term - Define it - Provide 1 example

1.

2.

3.

4.
Literary Device

5.
Answering
Multiple
Choice
Questions What type of
question you
see and how
to tackle it
Question Stems Informational - Fiction
● Why was ______ described as
_____________
● Effect of metaphors – compare, emphasize,
explain, express
● How is text structured ?
● Significance of text’s structure – clarifies,
highlights, emphasizes, provides
● How author connects ideas – describing,
explaining, comparing, giving
● Author’s attitude about topic (Tone)
● How author achieves purpose – descriptive
phrases to explain, formal language to list,
bulleted phrases to clarify, quotes to support
● What is author’s purpose – expose, describe,
persuade, provide
● Objective summary
● Purpose of Dialogue
● What can be inferred from paragraph…
● Purpose of sentence… - emphasize, create,
conclude, summarize
● Significance of statement (sentence)… -
suggests, explains, tells
● How author unfolds ideas – explains,
addresses, uses, parallels
● What statement summarizes central idea
● Effect of one word in paragraph on selection
● Effect of phrase
● Purpose of figurative language in sentence –
ironic tone, analogies, metaphors
● Meaning of oxymoron in selection
● What can be inferred by author’s focus on…
Choose 2 stems and explain what the question is asking
1. Type Here
2. Type Here
● How characters’ feelings develop
theme
● How personification develops setting
● Meaning of simile
● What is implied in the sentence
● Infer possible reason why
● What character’s reaction reveals
● How connotation reflects character’s
attitude
● How additional depth to the conflict
is introduced
● Effect of Third person point of view
on reader’s understanding of
character’s internal conflict –
describe, explain
● How character’s description develops
theme – emphasizes, explains, offers,
shows
● What word choice conveys
● What can be inferred from
statement/sentence - demonstrates,
displays, maintains, builds
● What is purpose of the sentence -
display, explain, provide, show
● What assumptions can reader make
about character
Question Stems
 Multiple Choice
Strategy
Strategy
Multiple Choice
 Multiple Choice
Strategy
Strategy
Multiple Choice
 Answer it in your mind first.
Multiple Choice

After reading a question, answer it in your mind before reviewing the answer options. This will help
Strategy

prevent you from talking yourself out of the correct answer.

Eliminate wrong answers.

Eliminate answer options which you're 100 percent sure are incorrect before selecting the answer
you believe is correct. Even when you believe you know the right answer, first eliminating those
answers you know are incorrect will ensure your answer choice is the correct choice.

Use the process of elimination.

Using the process of elimination, cross out all the answers you know are incorrect, then focus on
the remaining answers. Not only does this strategy save time, it greatly increases your likelihood of
selecting the correct answer.

Select the best answer.

It's important to select the best answer to the question being asked, not just an answer that seems
correct. Often many answers will seem correct, but there is typically a best answer to the question
that your professors is looking for.

Read every answer option.

Read every answer option prior to choosing a final answer. This may seem like a no brainer to
some, but it is a common mistake students make. As we pointed out in the previous section, there
is usually a best answer to every multiple-choice question. If you quickly assume you know the
correct answer, without first reading every answer option, you may end up not selecting the best
answer.

Answer the questions you know first.

If you're having difficulty answering a question, move on and come back to tackle it once you've
answered all the questions you know. Sometimes answering easier questions first can offer you
insight into answering more challenging questions.

Multiple Choice
Make an educated guess. Strategy

If it will not count against your score, make an educated guess for any question you're unsure
about. (Note: On some standardized tests incorrect answers are penalized. For example, a correct
answer may be worth 2 points, an unanswered question 0 points, and an incorrect answer -1
points. On these tests, you can still make an educated guess, but only when you're able to
eliminate at least one or two incorrect answers.)

https://www.educationcorner.com/multiple-choice-tests.html
Multiple Choice

Create your own steps - Add pictures!

Multiple Choice
Answering
Constructed
Response
Questions
Written
Response!
 ACE
ACE
 ACE
ACE
ACE

List the term - Define it - Provide 1 example

E
ACE
 Released NC Rubric Score Criteria
RUBRIC

2 1 0

-Explains the reason for -Explains the reason for -Fails to explains the
ending the selection ending the selection reason for ending the
with a rhetorical with a rhetorical selection with a
question question rhetorical question
-Uses specific details to -May not use specific -Fails to use specific
support the reason for details to support the details to support the
ending the selection reason for ending the reason for ending the
with a rhetorical selection with a selection with a
question rhetorical question rhetorical question
-Writes a response that -Writes a response that -Write a response that
analyzes the reason for may or may not analyze fails analyze the reason
ending the selection the reason for ending for ending the selection
with a rhetorical the selection with a with a rhetorical
question rhetorical question question

Released NC Rubric Score Criteria

2 1 0

-Identifies the author’s -Identifies the author’s -Fails to identify the

point of view point of view author’s point of view

-Uses examples of how -May or may not use -Fails to use examples of
the author uses examples of how the how the author uses
language to advance author uses language to language to advance
their point of view advance their point of their point of view
view
-Writes a response that -Writes a response that
analyzes how the -Writes a response that fails to analyze how the
RUBRIC
author uses language to analyzes how the author uses language to
advance their point author uses language to advance their point
advance their point
 Released NC Rubric Score Criteria
RUBRIC

2 1 0

-Analyzes character -Analyzes character -Fails to analyze

based on the paragraph based on the paragraph character based on
paragraph 4
-Uses at least 2 -Uses at least 1
inferences from the inferences from the -Fails to use at least 1
selection for support selection for support inference from the
selection for support
-Writes a response that -Writes a response that
analyzes what the text may or may not analyze -Writes a response that
says explicitly and what the text says fails to analyze what the
makes inferences explicitly and makes text says explicitly and
drawn from the text. inferences drawn from fails to make inferences
the text. drawn from the text.

What Key Elements Must You Include

in Your Constructed/Written
Response
TYPE HERE

RUBRIC
SEE YOU!

When is your Exam?

Date:
Time:
Room #:

CREDITS: This presentation template was created by Slidesgo,

including icons by Flaticon, and infographics & images by
Freepik
SEE YOU!